THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA A Country of Unity in Diversity DR. SUNIL KR. PANDEY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR/SCIENTIST DEPT. OF PLANT BREEDING & GENETICS JNKVV, JABALPUR, M.P., INDIA EMAIL: [email protected] JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 INTRODUCTION India is located in the Sothern part of the Asian continent. It has the second highest population in the world (17.5% of total world Madhya population and comprises Pradesh 2.8% of total world area. India is a federal union of states comprising 29 states and 07 Union territories covering all types of climate i.e. Tropical, Sub-tropical, Temperate and Alpine. 2 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 . Nearly 70% of Indian population lives in rural areas. Share of agriculture to total GDP in India is 13.7% (2012-13). Industries comprise about 18% and services sector nearly 69% of total economy. The economy of India is tenth largest in the world by nominal GDP and third largest by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). India is 19th largest exporter and 10th largest importer in the world. 3 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 President: Mr. Pranab Mukherjee Prime Minister- Mr. Narendra Modi Currency: Rupee Capital- New Delhi 4 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 National Flag : Tiranga National Anthem- Jana Gana Mana National Song- Vande Mataram National game- Hockey National Bird- Peacock National Flower- Lotus National Language- Hindi 5 FAMOUS FESTIVALSJNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 Holi Diwali Dussehra Id’-Ul-Fitr Christmas JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 MAJOR RELIGIONS FOLLOWED Hinduism Islamic culture Christianity Sikhism Buddhism Parsi culture 7 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 MAJOR RELIGIOUS GODS Hindu Islamic Religious Christian Sikhism Jesus Guru Nanak Dev The word "Allah", 8 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 GODS Buddhism The Spread of Buddhism Parsi A golden statue of the Lord Buddha. This statue is located beneath the Pepal tree . 9 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 LANGUAGE DIVERSITY Hindi Bengali Nepali Urdu Sanskrit Assamese Telugu Tamil Malayalam Gujarati Marathi Rajasthani Oriya Punjabi Kannada etc 10 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 FAMOUS DANCE FORMS Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu) Bhangra ( Panjab) Kathak (North India) Dandiya Dance (Gujarat) 11 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 12 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 FOLK MUSIC Indian folk music (Hindi: भारतीय लोक संगीत) is diverse because of India's vast cultural diversity. Though it might be started with devotional songs later it covered each & every part of contemporary human life including psychology, philosophy, anatomy(Deha-Tatva), socio-economic condition, love, day to day living etc. and in many of them you will find deep insight into life. There are numerous eminent bards/saints or Fakirs who had contributed a lot in this field. Few of them are Kabir, Moinuddin Chishti, Lalon Fakir and many more. Main classification can be done based on the regional languages. It has many forms including bhangr, lavani, dandiya and Rajasthani. The arrival of movies and pop music weakened folk music's popularity, but saints and poets to have large musical libraries and traditions to their name, often sung in thumri semi- the folk music of India is dance-oriented. 13 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 Mr. Bismilla Khan Pandit Ravi Sankar Mr. A R Rahaman 14 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 TRADITIONAL CLOTHING : WOMAN'S CLOTHING Ghagra Choli (lehenga choli) Salwar Kameez Churidaar Kurta Pattu Pavadai/Reshme Langa - Voni/Dhavani Mekhela Sador Langa 15 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 TRADITIONAL CLOTHING : MALE CLOTHING Sherwani Panche or Lungi Rajasthani pagari, Dhoti Mysore Peta, Gandhi cap 16 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 INDIAN DISHES North Indian:- Baati, Baigan bharta, Shahi paneer, Chhola Bhatura, Bhindi Masala, Chapati, Kachouri, Samosa, Khichdi, etc. South Indian:- Idli, Dosa, Uttapam, Koottu, Pongal, Kanji, Vada, Puli Sadam etc. West Indian:-Chivda, Dahi vada, Dhokla, Dum aloo, Shrikhand, Panipuri, Poha, etc. East Indian:-Malpua, Momo, Litti, Brown/Black rice, Machher jhol etc. 17 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 18 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 FAMOUS PLACES TO VISIT Monuments- Taj Mahal (Agra, U.P.), Red Fort (New Delhi), Golden Temple (Amritsar, Punjab) Cities- Jaipur (Rajasthan), Ooty (Tamil Nadu), Darjeeling (West Bengal), Shimla (H.P.), 19 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 PATTERN OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIA Central Universities- 45 State Universities-312 Deemed Universities-129 Private Universities- 173 Total-659 In NARS- State Agricultural Universities-56 Central Agricultural University-01 Other institutions with Agriculture Faculty- B.H.U., A.M.U. etc. Funding Agencies- UGC, ICAR, CSIR etc. 20 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU KRISHI VISHWA VIDYALAYA JABALPUR. M.P Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Smt. Indira Gandhi on October 2, 1964. At present, the University is serving 25 districts of the State through five College of Agriculture and one College of Agricultural Engineering; one Horticulture Vocational Training Institute; one Dryland Horticulture Research and Training Centre four Zonal Agricultural Research Stations; four Regional Agricultural Research Stations; four Agricultural Research Stations, and 20 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (Farm Science Centre). 21 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 11/11/2014 The University occupies an area of about 1,554 ha and represents a well knit and action oriented network of research and education centres in agriculture and allied fields in the State. Hon'ble Agriculture Minister Shri Gouri Shanker Bisen 22 Soybean and chickpea Physiology Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya Jabalpur. M.P. 482004 Evaluation of Soybean Cultivars Against Soil Moisture Stress and High Plant Population in Eastern M.P Submitted by:- Dr. S. K. Pandey Dr. A.N. Shrivastava Ms. Stuti Mishra Ms. Priyanka Dubey Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya Jabalpur. M.P. 482004 Thanks 11/11/2014 JNKVV, Jabalpur, M.P. 25 .